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Reel Time: Make the wind your friend
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Reel Time: Make the wind your friend

May 17, 2021 – Rusty Chinnis
April 12, 2021
By Rusty Chinnis
Reel Time: An unfolding tragedy

Reel Time: An unfolding tragedy

Rounding a mangrove corner into Clam Bar Bay on the edges of Tampa Bay, I had the sensation of a place remembered. I had first visited Moses Hole on a kayak outing in 2013. But this time, somethin…
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April 5, 2021
By Rusty Chinnis

Reel Time: The price of inaction

On Monday, March 26, the latest and hopefully final chapter unfolded in a sordid novel with no redeeming chapters and a far less-than-happy ending. The saga began in the 1960s when the Borden Corpora…
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March 29, 2021
By Rusty Chinnis
Reel Time: Zen and fishing

Reel Time: Zen and fishing

It dawned on me recently as I was wading a local flat that I was experiencing what I have written about over the past few years, namely the common ground that angling and Zen share. Zen’s focus on…
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March 21, 2021
By Rusty Chinnis

Reel Time: The promise of spring

Spring is here, I can feel it, even if the fish haven’t given a clear signal yet. The Tree of Gold next door is in full bloom and I recently heard the first whippoorwill trilling in the pre-dawn dark…
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March 15, 2021
By Rusty Chinnis
Reel Time: The importance of tides

Reel Time: The importance of tides

Having a good working knowledge of the tides in your area will greatly increase your angling odds. While I always like to follow the axiom, “The best time to go fishing is whenever you can,” understa…
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March 8, 2021
By Rusty Chinnis

Volunteers clean up Sister Keys

Suncoast Waterkeeper teamed up with Sarasota Bay Watch on Saturday, March 6 during the annual Sister Keys cleanup. Thirty-five volunteers braved inclement weather and collected almost 900 pounds o…
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March 1, 2021
By Rusty Chinnis

New executive director joins Suncoast Waterkeeper

Suncoast Waterkeeper (SCWK) is pleased to announce Samantha (Sam) Gentrup as the group’s new executive director. Gentrup comes to Suncoast Waterkeeper with an extensive background in education and…
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February 22, 2021
By Rusty Chinnis

Reel Time: Focus on the fun of fishing

To many anglers, fishing is simple. It’s no more complicated than dangling a shrimp or fishing a jig in any likely spot. Like other human activities, the level of involvement ranges from the simple t…
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February 15, 2021
By Rusty Chinnis

Reel Time: Join the Waterman Fly Fishing Tournament

The Waterman Fly Fishing Tournament is a two-day, redfish-on-fly tournament with the proceeds directly benefiting Tampa Bay Waterkeeper. Proceeds raised during the event will be used to promote the o…
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February 7, 2021
By Rusty Chinnis

Reel Time: COVID-safe Sister Keys cleanup

Suncoast Waterkeeper is teaming up with Sarasota Bay Watch this year for the Annual Sister Keys Cleanup on Saturday, March 6. The event is a collaboration with the Town of Longboat Key and the Mar Vi…
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April 9, 2025
11:45 am

The Off-Stage Ladies of the Island Players, April luncheon meeting